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The Wizard
Directed by
Todd Holland
PG
1989
1h 40m
Adventure
,
Comedy
,
and more
6.1
29%
60%
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A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
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Cast of The Wizard
Luke Edwards
Jimmy
Vince Trankina
Tate
Wendy Phillips
Christine
Dea McAllister
Counselor
Sam McMurray
Bateman
Beau Bridges
Sam
Fred Savage
Corey
Christian Slater
Nick
Will Seltzer
Putnam
Roy Conrad
Bus Clerk
Jenny Lewis
Haley
Roderick Dexter
Trucker #1 / Wrecking Yard Man
Ray Bickel
Trucker #2
Chuck Skinner
Grease Monkey
W.K. Cowan
Salesman #1
William C. Thompson
Salesman #2
Sonny Dukes
Biker
T. Dan Hopkins
Old Navajo
Jason Oliver Lipsett
Tough Teen #1
Rowden Metzger
Tough Teen #2
Preston Lee
Tough Teen #3
Beth Grant
Diner Manager
Gregor Hesse
Younger Boy
Jackey Vinson
Lucas
Tom Kerley
Pinball Teen
Frank McRae
Spanky
Gene Skillen
Stickman
Blair Anthony
Hotel Security
Thomas Stanczyk
Rick the Video Counselor
Jacqueline Lear
Bubblegum Girl
Valana C. Hatter
Diner Waitress
Terri Lynn Neish
Poolside Waitress
Lee Arenberg
Armageddon Registrar
Steven Grives
Armageddon Announcer
Marisa DeSimone
Mora Grissom
Zed Frizzelle
Lucas' Buddy
Jim Pirri
Studio Tour Guide
David D'Ovidio
Armageddon Official
Neo Edmund
Max (uncredited)
Candace Hill
Gamer (uncredited)
Tobey Maguire
Lucas' Goon at Video Armageddon (uncredited)
The Wizard Ratings & Reviews
Daniel Gustavsson
October 12, 2024
While this movie seems universally reviled, I actually do find it sweet. It hooked me, and I liked the Mario 3 footage.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
Video-addicted kids may well find this exciting, but for anyone old enough to stay out later than 9 P.M. it's a distinct bore.
Moviehole
Caffeinated Clint
Lots of fun
Filmcritic.com
Jesse Hassenger
a unique exercise in crappy '80s moviemaking %u2013 which has now become a unique exercise in crappy '80s nostalgia.
Juicy Cerebellum
Alex Sandell
This movie sucks so bad, I didn't even like it in the 80s.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
It was only after the three kids arrived safely at the championships that I began to question the ethics of the film, which is, among other things, a thinly disguised commercial for Nintendo video games and the Universal studio tour.
Arizona Daily Star
Phil Villarreal
I love "The Wizard. It's so bad.
Antagony & Ecstasy
Tim Brayton
An ad for video games that makes video games look like a peyote hallucination.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
Filmmaker Todd Holland has infused The Wizard with a very deliberate, very gentle sort of feel that mostly works...
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
A shameless promotional piece. But compared to the McDonald's-pushing Mac and Me and the Coke-hawking Leonard Part 6, The Wizard almost looks as exceptional as The Wizard of Oz by comparison.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Chris Hicks
Granted, Nintendo has cornered the video game market, and all the kids in the audience seemed to know each game as it appeared on the screen, but why pander to that Saturday morning commercial television sensibility?
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Hollywood hucksters, zap them, have borrowed from Japanese game-pushers in this shameless attempt to sucker America's children.
Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
A solid and entertaining road film that is never cloying or abundantly sweet.
Toledo Blade
Tom Ford
The Wizard would have been better on the TV screen, where its programmed predictability would have more closely paralleled that of the games themselves.
TV Guide
The runaways' actions provide anything but responsible models for the children who make up the film's target audience, and the likable cast flails against the rampant idiocy and gross commercialism.
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